Ryan Rems Sarita

Ryan Rems Sarita (born November 3, 1978) is a Filipino comedian and television personality. He was the first Funny One grand winner of the ABS-CBN noontime variety show It's Showtime. He was also a rapper back in the late '90s with the stage name Pareng William. He holds a degree of Communication Arts from Centro Escolar University, and he once worked as a call center agent, an online English tutor, and a member of a rock band. He was influenced by popular rock icons like Elvis Presley and The Beatles as well as American retired wrestler Ric Flair.

Sarita has been a comedian since 2008, but was not discovered until 2015, when he rose to fame as a contestant for It's Showtime's The Funny One, a segment dedicated to budding comedians. Dubbed as Rakistang Komikero (Rocker Comedian), he is notable for his non-sequitur anti-humor and deadpan delivery of jokes as well as his famous catchphrase "O'right! Rock 'N Roll to the World" that eventually became popular online. Sarita's one-liner, deadpan, self-deprecating comedy style is derived from the works of Mitch Hedberg. He was already eliminated in the earlier rounds, but was given a second chance in the wildcard and face-off rounds, and was given an almost perfect score by the judges to become the first-ever grand winner of the competition.

On August 10, 2015, he made his debut as an It's Showtime resident stand-up comedian and one of the show's co-hosts. Along with veteran comedian Bayani Agbayani and other Funny One finalists, he was set to star in a new sitcom entitled Funny Ka Pare Ko. He is one of the comedians of Comedy Manila, an organization that produces quality comedy shows featuring local and foreign acts in the Philippines. He once performed with Hong Kong-based famous stand-up comedian Vivek Mahbubani during a gig in Cebu.